St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-12

Secretary Bayard regarding the approaching
negotiations. The British commissioners
are expected in Washington soon. The dlplo
matte reception-room in the State Depart
ment building will be set apart for the meet
lngs of the commissioners.
There is said to be considerable anxiety
among stOckmen in Montana concerning
thethreatening attitude of the Crow Indians,
who are now reported to be trying to get the
Cheyennes to join them in committing dep
relations.
The State Department has received note
from the Chinese minister in Washington,
returning, by direction of his government, a
portion Of the Rock Springs indemnity re-
Gently appropriated by Congress. The
amount returned is that of six claims, which.
IN the final distribution of the appropriation,
have been found to be Implications. Seer
tary Bayard has acknowledged this hOnorr
bic action of the Chinese government, an"
the money refunded will be covered into the
treasury.
A telegram from Indianapolis Ind, says
the State treasurer has now enough money
to pay off all the institutions to the end of
the current year. He has also decided to
pay the salaries of the State officers and
other employees. as provided for by statute,
and look to the next Legislature for reim-
bursement, This has been done before under
similar circumstances. Thus the great bug
aboo of the bankruptcy of the State treasury
telegraphed over the country, vanishes.
The suit for s20,OOO0OO against the
New York, Pennsylvania and OHIO Rail-
road Company has been ended in the
Common Pleas Court in Cleveland, O.,
by defendants paying costs. The suit was
brought in 1881, and the attention re-
quired of the attorneys who remained
in the case became irksome, and they ac-
cepted the proposition OF the defendants to
pay the costs and end it. 1t is said that the
alleged certificates of exchange which con-
stituted the basis of the suit are valueless.
THERE'S nearly cart load of depositions and
other legal documents connected with the
suit on file.
Surgeon General Hamilton has received
telegram from the health officer in Phila-
delphia, saying that he will endeavor to
locate the Italian immigrants supposed to
have arrived in Philadelphia from the
steamer independents. The surgeon general
also received a telegram from the health
officer at Cleveland saying that he has found
all the immigrants in that city who came
from Palermo in the independents and has
disinfected their baggage, etc The authori-
ties in Baltimore have discovered at his
brother-in-law's house in that city Giuseppe
SrapnnIn rrbp arriyaI at Nau- Eprl- in tho
Independence They burned his effects,
after fumigating the room in which he slept.
On application of counsel for C. G. Franck-
lyn, who was arrested in New York in suit
for 100000, brought by his cousin, Sir
Bache Cunard, Judge Donohue reduced his
bail bond from $5OO,OOO to $3.50, 900. Mr..
Francklyn was then released from custody,
his sureties being Messrs. D. O. Mills Will
liam B. Cutting, Charles NJ. Trey, NJ. Bay
ard Brown, John D. Crimmins, Christopher
C. Baldwin, David D. Withers and George
B. 1nman.
Heyman and Jennie Hoffman, son and
daughter of Moritz Hoffman, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, the clothier who was kidnapped some
time ago and placed in the Danville Insane
Asylum, have been arrested on charge of
false imprisonment and threatening their
fathers life. They were locked up in de-
fault of bail. 1t is generally believed that
all effort is being made by the family to de-
fraud the father out of his interest in the
clothing establishment by making him o1t
insane.
Dnk Buckalew, convicted of murder in
Chambers county, Ala, has been for some
time at large, and a reward of S400 has been
offered by the governor for his arrest. A
special to the Montgomery Adoertiser says
that two detectives. Scarborough and Brown,
went to house where Buckalew was known
to be. AS they approached the outlaw shot
in the neck and head, killing
him. Brown went in the house and fifteen
shots were heard between him and Buckalew.
Whether both or neither were killed is not
known, as the place is off in the country. A
surgeon has gone to the scene.
At Richmond, Va, in the suit in the Cir
cult Court by c. P. Huntington against the
Newport News and Mississippi Valley Rail-
road Company for 81, 100000 due him, the
treasurer Of the company confessed judg-
nent. On petition Of Mr.. Huntington the
court appointed General W. C, Wickham re-
:eiver for the road.
About twenty creditors of Groversteen q
pell met in New York and passed resolu-
ion to have the committee of the creditors
20 on and finish the Rome and Decatur rail- |
oad which is portion of the assets of the |
irm.
About 800 of the striking printers in New |
FORK have gone back to work. but num-
yer are still idle, their places, in some in
tances, having been filled by non-union
nen whom the employers will not discharge.
Later information in regard to the strike
n the sugar plantations in Louisiana is to
he effect that all difficulties with the laborers
lave been adjusted, and they have agreed to
esume work.
Five coal and iron policemen have been
at Harrisburg for Carbon,
chuylkll and Luzerne counties. The
commissions were issued at the request of
he operators of fifteen collieries among
hem Coke Brothers and the Pardees.
Willoughby, Hill & Co.'s store, in Chicago,
las been damaged by fire and water to the
xtent of $250OO.
The receiver of the late Fidelity National
sank in Cincinnati has begun the payment